T is for Testimony
Confused and most likely terrified about the angel’s message, Mary decided to go to her cousin Elizabeth, also pregnant under unusual circumstances (see Luke 1:5-25). Elizabeth’s testimony as a...
View ArticleThe Dogwood
Dogwood Blossoms The Legend of the Dogwood is a heartwarming tale. But it is just a legend. Nothing is recorded concerning the type of trees used in the days of Roman crucifixions. Nor is there any...
View ArticleSwans and Other Ugly Ducklings
You have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. (Colossians 3:9-10 NIV) Swans have always intrigued me...
View ArticleDo You Love Me More?
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. (Luke 12:6-7) Not Sparrows When my daughter Rachel was in...
View ArticleMore Like the Master
I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look...
View ArticleNot by my Faith, but by His Faithfulness
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who...
View ArticleDisappointments Happen—Be Strong and Courageous
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9) I visited my oncologist yesterday to...
View ArticleWigs and Miracles
The Lord is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) Wigs...
View ArticleWigs and Righteousness
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,...
View ArticleA Firm Foundation
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:11) Hands are amazing. A few days ago, my two-year-old granddaughter fascinated herself with...
View ArticleAnxiety Strikes
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace...
View Article